Sunday's big game is a 'mass transit Super Bowl'

9:22 AM,
Feb. 1, 2014

Written by

Larry Copeland, USA TODAY

Those attending the big game Sunday won't be able to walk to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., or get dropped off by a cab or limousine. If they drive, special parking passes will cost more than $150, and there are only about 11,000 parking spaces. About two-thirds of the 82,500 spectators are likely to arrive either by rail or by bus.

That's all led to the clash between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks being billed as "the first mass transit Super Bowl."

Paul Jablonski, CEO of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, begs to differ. He says that distinction should go to 2003's ...